Classical Mythology

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Description: Featuring extensive, clear, and faithful translations of original sources, Classical Mythology, 7/e retells the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, itMore...

Featuring extensive, clear, and faithful translations of original sources, Classical Mythology, 7/e retells the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, it incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make classical myths come alive for students. The discussion covers comparative and interpretative approaches as well as evidence from art andarchaeology. The authors also examine the enduring survival of classical mythology in the fields of art, literature, music, dance, and film. Classical Mythology, 7/e enables students to explore the fascinating nature of Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines and to appreciate the most significantancient sources of classical legends and myths. The seventh edition: * Offers more extensive translations of works by the ancient authors: Selections by Greek authors include all thirty-three Homeric Hymns; the important passages in Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days; and excerpts from Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Plato, Lucian, Pindar, the Pre-Socratic philosophers, and the Lyric poets. Works by Latin authors including Ovid, Vergil, Statius, Manilius, and Seneca are also provided. * Adds sixty-six new illustrations--selected from both the ancient and the modern world--which appear throughout the text and are accompanied by substantial and informative captions; also adds three new maps * Incorporates for the first time text boxes that explore a variety of new topics and highlight interpretative approaches * Includes a selected bibliography for each chapter * Offers more explanatory material throughout, including a "Glossary of Mythological Words and Phrases in English" COMPANION WEBSITE: The companion website for Classical Mythology: http://www.classicalmythology.org includes chapter-by-chapter summaries, suggested activities, maps, and practice test questions. It will be revised to enhance the multifaceted subjects treated in the seventh edition of the text.

Plates, Maps, and Figures

Preface

About the Authors

The Myths of Creation: the Gods

Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology

Appendix to Chapter 1: Sources for Classical Mythology

Historical Background of Greek Mythology

Myths of Creation

Additional Reading: Hesiod and the Muses (Theogony, 1-115)

Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals

Additional Reading: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East

The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children

The Nature of the Gods

Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters

Athena

Aphrodite and Eros

Artemis

Additional Reading: Selections from Euripides' Hippolytus

Apollo

Additional Reading: The Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo

Hermes

Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus

Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries

Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades

Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times

The Greek Sagas: Greek Local Legends

The Theban Saga

The Mycenaean Saga

Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras

The Trojan Saga and the Iliad

The Returns and the Odyssey

Perseus and the Legends of Argos

Heracles

Theseus and the Legends of Attica

Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts

Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides

Myths of Local Heroes and Heroines

The Nature of Roman Mythology

Roman Mythology and Saga

The Survival of Classical Mythology

Classical Mythology in Literature and Art

Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film

Select Bibliography

Glossary of Mythological Words and Phrases in English

The Greek Spelling of Names

Indexes

Index of Authors, Composers, and Titles

Glossary/Index of Mythological and Historical Persons, Places, and Subjects

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